2/13/09

Compassion Kenya 2

Another bullet point list of today's goin's ons.
-Drove out to Middle of Nowhere, Kenya to witness a rural rural Compassion project
-Got to see the Masai tribe - probably the most famous of all the African tribes
-The wind blew dirt and dust all over everything. I'll be surprised if the camera works tomorrow
-Interviewed 3 of our 6 LDP graduates
----Was reminded of how Compassion works, really
----Thought about me and Tiff sponsoring an LDP student
--------Realized we can't afford it just yet
-Ate roasted goat that was cooked whole (minus the head) over an open flame
----While watching the dude carve the animal up was reminded of STEVE (same body type more or less)
-Drove home and passed The Cabrera Slum, the largest slum in Africa (1million + people < 2 sq miles)
-Wrote this blog

And now for the 2nd installment of the 4 types of poverty: SOCIAL POVERTY Social poverty says that because you have nothing and come from nothing you’re worth nothing to our society. One of the keys to defeating poverty around the world is to teach and show impoverished people they are not worthless. A lot of people who live in poverty don’t believe in themselves, and this is where Compassion comes in. Sponsored children are taught every day that they are precious to their sponsor and ultimately to God, and that their lives are very important. The Bible is clear that every single life is precious to God, therefore social poverty must be stopped.

Here's Eric's best shots (according to him) from today. He's getting really good. Please click on either of those two links in the previous sentence.







2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I'm enjoying these posts from Kenya! Thanks so much for sharing -- I'm a Compassion Advocate in northern Wyoming

Anonymous said...

Hey bro.

Miss y'all. Praying for you.